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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Death Consumes Us is a gothic metal band from Leeds, England, formed in 2021. They explore mortality through gothic metal from West Yorkshire.
Death of Giants plays death/doom/gothic metal from Oslo, formed in 2023 and channeling the fall of mythological titans into crushingly heavy, atmospherically rich compositions. Their name's epic scale matches music that moves between death metal's aggression, doom's weight, and gothic metal's dark elegance.
Deathtiny is a gothic metal band from Sulz in Baden-Württemberg, active since 2009 and weaving dark, melancholic atmospheres around heavy guitar work. Their portmanteau name — death plus destiny — frames mortality as an inescapable fate, a theme that pervades their somber compositions.
Pittsburgh's Deathwhite has carved a singular path through melodic doom and gothic metal since 2014, pairing somber, clean-sung melodies with dense, emotionally heavy arrangements. Their sound evokes the grey architecture of an industrial city learning to mourn beautifully.
Decadence Dust plays gothic metal and rock from Veliky Novgorod, one of Russia's oldest cities, active since 2016. Their decay-themed name channels the fading grandeur of their ancient hometown into darkly romantic compositions.
Decembrance is a progressive metal and gothic rock band from Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, active since 2005. They merge progressive metal's complexity with the dark atmosphere of gothic rock across two decades of creativity.
Decline is a band from Bilbao, Spain, active since 2010, whose sound evolved from industrial/gothic metal into death metal. Their evolution reflects a journey toward increasingly extreme heaviness.
Deep Cut plays groove/gothic metal from Porto, active since 2013 and carving deep into the intersection of rhythmic heaviness and dark romanticism. Their wound-referencing name speaks to music that cuts beneath the surface to reach something emotionally raw.
Deep in Grey is a gothic rock/metal band from Valencia, Spain, formed in 2019. They blend gothic rock's dark atmosphere with metal's heaviness from the Mediterranean coast.
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